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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The challenge of attracting young people into a career in farming is widely recognised, both at national and EU level. Demographic challenges for the agricultural sector are not unique to Ireland with 4.35% of farmers under 35 years of age, and over 37% of farmers over 65, similar to the EU average. Farm Structure Survey 2023 – Age of farm-holders All farms ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is one of the original common policies of the EU, with its objectives set in the Treaties. For Ireland, the Common Agriculture Policy combined with a strong CAP budget and robust operation of the single market has supported farmers and rural development over many decades. Currently, the CAP is being delivered in Ireland through the CAP Strategic Plan for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The tender process for the appointment of a deer management programme manager and the establishment of local deer management units is currently being finalised with the evaluation of tenders now complete. The next step in the process is to engage with the successful tenderer and finalise the contractual details. I can confirm my department is in contact with the successful tenderer in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is following up on the information provided by the Deputy. My Department operates a confidential animal welfare helpline through which members of the public can report incidents of animal cruelty or neglect, for investigation. The dedicated email address and helpline in place for reporting suspected cases of animal welfare are: Helpline Phone No: 01 607 2379. Email...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: At present the Department does not have funding allocated or schemes of supports planned for farmers with damage linked to the recent period of poor weather.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application under the ACRES General stream and was approved into Tranche 2 of the scheme. The 2024 advance payment claim associated with this herd has not yet cleared all the necessary validations. As is the case with all EU co-funded schemes, all ACRES applications must pass regulatory controls and validations before payment can issue. The cause of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department provides a range of financial supports that focus on compensating farmers for both direct and indirect losses incurred as a result of a TB breakdown on the farm. The On Farm Market Valuation Scheme is the principal compensation measure available to Herd-owners whose herds are affected by a bovine TB breakdown in their herd. The Scheme aims to compensate farmers up to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artificial Intelligence (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has an Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy in place. The AI policy has been communicated to all staff. My Department continues to comply with guidance provided by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on the use of and application of AI, including Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). Training on the use of AI is in development and will be provided to staff in due...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application under the ACRES Co-operation stream, and was approved into Tranche 1 of the scheme. An interim payment of €5,000 issued to the person named in February 2024. The balancing payment claim associated with this herd has not yet cleared all the necessary validations. Department officials are actively examining the case to allow the payment to be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: It is not possible to provide the information requested by the Deputy in the required time. The information is currently being compiled and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: In response to the Deputy's question, please see the following table, setting out the address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by my Department. It should be noted that with regard to two of the properties - Bow Street, Dublin 7 and International House, Dublin Airport - these are not solely occupied by my Department. The remaining office space in these buildings is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Budget 2025 saw the allocation of €30m in funding to support a Tillage and Horticulture payment for crops planted for the 2024 harvest. Payment is expected to issue in Q1 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: At present it is not intended to review the options for LESS spreading technologies available under TAMS 3. My Department recently changed the terms and conditions of the scheme to make all farmers who have a stocking rate of less than 170kg N/ha eligible to apply. In TAMS 3, Low Emissions Slurry Spreading (LESS) equipment will continue to have its own standalone investment ceiling and an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Official Travel (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being prepared and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy when it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department will finalise this requested information and send it directly to the Deputy within 10 working days. This entails reviewing each of the 792 applications that had licences approved for the single consent system.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Education Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department supports the provision of essential training and skills development for those working, or intending to work, in the Irish commercial seafood sector in a number of ways. My Department funds two National Fisheries Colleges of Ireland operated by our national seafood development agency Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), in addition to a range of other training and development supports...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: There was no suspension in beef payments in early December 2024. The maximum number of participants that could be paid under both schemes (as set out below) was paid in December 2024. If the Deputy has a specific case(s), he can provide it to my Department. The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) aims to provide support to beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Last August I published “Water and Agriculture - a collaborative approach”. It outlines a summary of the collaborative and unprecedented approach being taken at present to improve Irish water quality from an agricultural perspective. As set out in that document, at the EU Nitrates Committee in December, in line with the process set by the European Commission, Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: ACRES advance payments for the 2024 scheme year commenced on 22 November 2024, when payments totalling €123.7 million were made to 28,294 Tranche 1 participants. Currently, a total of €172.1 million has been paid in advance payments in respect of the 2024 scheme year to 39,826 ACRES participants that have cleared all the required pre-payment checks. A total of €246.9...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The principle of competitive tendering for Government contracts is used by The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the acquisition of goods and services. This is a requirement in accordance with the Directive on Public Procurement and the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016. Central to those procedures is the requirement to allow fair...